Congregate Meals offered at St. Mark's Terrace
PENN YAN – Pro Action Yates Office for the Aging (YOFA) has opened a Congregate Meal site at St. Mark's Terrace in Penn Yan, located at 110 Chapel St.
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GUEST ESSAY The impact of Medicaid and SNAP cuts on Yates County
Finger Lakes Community Health is a community health center program with nine health center sites that serve 29,000 patients annually. About 36% of our patients have Medicaid, and it is a lifeline for them and for our ability to provide them with comprehensive care.
FLLT Hemlock to High Tor Initiative to preserve 114,000 acres of forests
FINGER LAKES -- The Finger Lakes Land Trust (FLLT) has received a $100,000 grant through the New York State Conservation Partnership Program to launch the Hemlock to High Tor Initiative. This effort will ensure the future conservation of a 114,000-acre forested landscape extending from Hemlock Lake in the west to the High Tor Wildlife Management Area in Yates County near Naples.
PYA wins both Section V lacrosse titles!
June 2, Class D Boys Finals (#1) Penn Yan 19, (#3) Bloomfield/Honeoye 6 While it isn't fair to say that Penn Yan Academy had an easy stroll through this year's Section V Championships, the Mustangs certainly made it look easy. In their three Sectional games, the Mustangs scored 19 points in each while holding their opponents to a single digit score.
COLLEGE NEWS
GRADUATIONS Clarkson University POTSDAM -- Students from Clarkson University were awarded bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees this spring at Commencement on May 10, 2025. Eric Lowell Fingar, of Penn Yan, received a bachelor of science degree in computer science, mathematics minor.
Yates County added to DHS list of 'Sanctuary Jurisdictions'
Yates County Sheriff Frank Ryan received multiple calls and inquiries from local citizens last week due to a press release from Department of Homeland Security (DHS) which listed Yates County "a sanctuary county." In response to reporters' inquiries, Ryan stated, "Rest assured that we are working to determine why we were placed on this list after a 2019 resolution by our legislature opposed sanctuary status, and how to remove our county from the list." "The Yates County Sheriff's Office has always, and will always, work to assist our Federal Law Enforcement partners to the fullest extent we are allowed by New York State law to do. There are no plans in place to change the way we assist our Federal Law Enforcement agencies in the future.
AFTER THOUGHTS Be civically obsessed. Be+
After spending two weeks out of the area, just driving along the familiar roads in Yates County is a comforting experience. It's so good to be home, where there are friends and neighbors around every corner.
'108 Holes for Health' – Golf for Good!
FINGER LAKES - It's finally spring and area duffers are eagerly warming up for golf season. Again, this year, they are invited to put all that time on the greens toward a good cause: Golfers of all ages and abilities are invited to participate in the 108 Holes for Health Challenge, the annual virtual, season-long outing benefiting UR Medicine Finger Lakes Health.
'How Can we Save Democracy?'
PENN YAN - All community members around the region have a rare opportunity to attend a presentation on 'How Can We Save Democracy?' by David Cay Johnston. Please mark your calendars and cell phone reminders for at 7 p.m.
State Wrestling Champion Peyton Mullin honored by NYS Senate & Assembly
DUNDEE - -State Assemblyman Phil Palmesano and Michael Rogers, Director of Community Relations for State Senator Tom O'Mara, visited Dundee Junior-Senior High School to pay tribute to girls state wrestling champion Peyton Mullin, who earlier this year won her second consecutive state title in the 235-pound weight class Feb. 25 at the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Girls Invitational State Championship at the MVP Arena in Albany.